Ken Shamrock vs Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin overcame a 9-fight experience disadvantage (4 vs 13 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Ken Shamrock.

This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.

Rich Franklin earned an early finish with a KO/TKO in round 1 at 2:42, gaining additional bonuses for the first-round stoppage.

Rich Franklin controlled the striking exchanges with 25 vs 0 total strikes, 23 vs 0 significant strikes, 63.9% vs 0.0% accuracy. Rich Franklin capitalized on this striking dominance.

Rich Franklin did not secure a significant ground advantage against Ken Shamrock on the ground with 0 takedowns, 0:17 of control time, 17 ground strikes, with almost no grappling bonus.

Rich Franklin demonstrated solid activity levels with 169 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Rich Franklin capitalized on this activity level, while Ken Shamrock's 294-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Rich Franklin extended his 4-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Ken Shamrock is back at 0 with this loss.

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.